ABOUT THE FILM

STRIKE’S DEBUT FEATURE-LENGTH FILM

SYNOPSIS: As their shared past begins to be replaced by an alternate timeline, a couple faces a bittersweet choice — embrace newfound joy or cling to a fading connection before they lose each other forever.

LOCATION: FREDERICTON, NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA

LATEST FILM NEWS

CBC's Cutaways

Cutaways is a personal essay series where Canadian filmmakers tell the story of how their film was made. This TIFF 2024 edition by director Arianna Martinez focuses on her film Do I Know You From Somewhere?

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The New Voices of Canadian Film

Among this year’s pack, these six stand outs are notable for their bold themes, naturalistic performances and/or subversion of genre conventions.

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5 Canadian titles to look out for at the Toronto International Film Festival

After Hollywood strikes dampened last year's event, the festival returns Thursday with 59 homegrown films from established and emerging directors.

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TIFF Top 20

A Guide to the Most Anticipated Films at the 2024 Festival.

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57 Must-See Films at TIFF 2024

Here are the must-see films at TIFF 2024 according to this year's slate of programmers.

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N.B. film selected to premiere at TIFF for first time in over a decade

Do I Know You from Somewhere? was selected as part of TIFF's discovery program.

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CBC Shift NB

Arianna Martinez, director of Do I Know You From Somewhere?, had a chance to talk with Vanessa Vander Valk on CBC’s Shift NB.

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PREMIERE @ TIFF 2024

Do I Know You From Somewhere? will be having its World Premiere at the Tronto International Film festival.

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Press Release

Do I Know You From Somewhere? will be the first New Brunswick feature film in over a decade selected to have its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival!

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CBC Info Morning

Local filmmaker Gordon Mihan tells us about the film, “Do I Know You From Somewhere?”, currently in pre-production, thanks to funding from Telefilm Canada.

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Fredericton Featured in Upcoming Surrealist Drama Film

Strike Pictures is preparing to begin shooting Do I know You From Somewhere? this summer. The film is described by director and co-screenwriter, Arianna Martinez, as a surrealist drama.

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N.B. Studio Will Shoot Feature Film With Support of Telefilm Canada

'Do I Know You From Somewhere?' was among 16 feature-length film projects for the 2022-2023 fiscal year chosen as funding recipients by Telefilm Canada’s Talent Watch program – and the sole film in Atlantic Canada selected for funding.

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Official News Release

Telefilm Canada and the Talent Fund welcome 16 filmmaking teams selected under the Talent to Watch Program.

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UPCOMING SCREENINGS

BIFF

Int'l Premiere: Saturday, Oct. 5
Busan, South Korea

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AIFF

Saturday, Sept. 14
Halifax, Canada

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TIFF

World Premiere: Friday, Sept. 6
Toronto, Canada

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MEET THE CAST

CAROLINE BELL

(SHE/HER)
Caroline Bell is an actor/creator from Saint John, New Brunswick. After graduating from George Brown Theatre School in Toronto, Caroline returned home to make art in the 506. She is passionate about telling stories big and small, and sharing all that makes us humans artful and connected. Do I Know You From Somewhere? is Caroline’s feature film debut and she could not be more excited and honoured to tell Olive’s story as well as help display the talent and creativity New Brunswick has to offer.
IAN OTTIS GOFF

(HE/HIM)
Ian Ottis Goff is a Toronto-based actor, writer and sound designer with strong ties to New Brunswick. In film, Ian can most recently be seen in Craig Lobo’s crime drama Dangerous Rumors (Panic Button Films), in Michael Pereira’s bloody horror The Chamber Of Terror (Panic Button Films), in Robert W. Gray’s drama Entropic (Frictive Pictures) and in Brandon Cronenberg’s psychological short Please Speak Continuously and Describe Your Experiences as They Come to You. In theatre, Ian is the Co-Artistic Director of Falling Iguana Theatre.
MALLORY AMIRAULT

(THEY/THEM)
Born in Nova Scotia, Mi’kma’ki, Mallory Amirault is a mixed-heritage (Mi’kmaq, Acadian, white-settler) queer artist whose family comes from the Kespukwitk district of Yarmouth. Their practice engages with critical poetics, acting, and visual arts, specifically conceptual performance, sculpture and Porcupine Quillwork. Do I Know You From Somewhere? is their first feature film.
GILLIAN SALMON

(SHE/HER)
Gillian Salmon is a writer, improviser, actor and stand up comedian based in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. She is a recent grad of Second City’s Conservatory Program and has studied extensively in sketch comedy writing and improv. Her writing has been featured at Notable Acts Theatre Festival in 2022. She loves to collaborate locally with Dead Serious Comedy and online with anyone abroad whom she can laugh with.